A Sorrow Fierce and Falling Quotes

“We were marked for one another in darkness.”
― Jessica Cluess, A Sorrow Fierce and Falling

“Every day, the prince returned with honeyed words. He brought gifts, hired musicians. Every day, the fairie was gracious and kind, but composed. Still, he wore down her defenses with his charm. And the prince was sincere in his courtship - he somehow forgot how rakish his intentions were. He was a man who lived for the present moment.”
― Jessica Cluess, A Sorrow Fierce and Falling

“You are the better part of my soul.”
― Jessica Cluess, A Sorrow Fierce and Falling

“I don't need to be the first man who loved you. Only let me be the last”
― Jessica Cluess, A Sorrow Fierce and Falling

“Art is strange, really. It envelops you in lies, but it also confronts you with such vivid reality.”
― Jessica Cluess, A Sorrow Fierce and Falling

“Well, it was either be brilliant or work very hard. Brilliance takes less effort.”
― Jessica Cluess, A Sorrow Fierce and Falling

“I mean, if he turned someone into a talking horse I'd laugh. Then I'd ride it around a bit. Then dress it in several hats. Then I'd get him to turn it back to a person.”
― Jessica Cluess, A Sorrow Fierce and Falling

“Love had enveloped me, twining my heart with his as snugly as the ivy on the garden wall.”
― Jessica Cluess, A Sorrow Fierce and Falling

“but only in the same way the world’s smartest earthworm is an expert on Copernican heliocentrism.”
― Jessica Cluess, A Sorrow Fierce and Falling

“The Faerie side of the manor was not built for humans, and sometimes the hallways did not lead straight on to anything. Rather, they spiraled like dreams, making a sharp turn here or a looping reversal there. The ceilings were so low they nearly scraped the top of my head, and the stones beneath my feet were unevenly placed. Torches flickered and smoked in the walls, granting the place the air of a dungeon. No one knew when the Fae had built the eastern wing, but it felt ancient. I had sometimes imagined the rooms carved out of time itself.”
― Jessica Cluess, A Sorrow Fierce and Falling

“Already, I could feel this goodbye taking a piece of me.”
― Jessica Cluess, A Sorrow Fierce and Falling

“What’s the point of fighting without something beautiful to live for?”
― Jessica Cluess, A Sorrow Fierce and Falling